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Ports Management Act 2015
62Monitoring of port notices
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62 Monitoring of port notices
(1AA) A police officer who, under section 59(1A), enforces compliance
with a port notice within a designated port must, as soon as
practicable after doing so, give the port operator of the port details
of:
(a) the contravention of the port notice; and
(b) the action taken by the officer to enforce compliance with the
port notice.
(1) A port operator of a designated port must, within 3 months after
each 6 month period ending on 30 June or 31 December in a year,
give the regional harbourmaster for the port details of such of the
following matters (reportable matters) as occurred during the
6 month period:
(a) a contravention of a port notice issued by the port operator of
which the port operator is aware;
(b) any exercise by the port operator of the power under
section 61 to enter land or premises;
(c) any action taken to enforce compliance with a port notice
issued by the port operator.
(2) A port operator must also give details of reportable matters to the
regional harbourmaster as and when directed to do so by the
regional harbourmaster by written notice given to the port operator.
(3) A notice under subsection (2) must allow not less than 21 days for
compliance with the direction.
(4) Information required to be given by or under this section must be
given in any manner and form that the regional harbourmaster may
from time to time direct by written notice given to the port operator.
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(5) The regional harbourmaster may from time to time publish reports
and statements, based on information given to him or her under this
section about reportable matters, subject to the following
requirements:
(a) the report or statement must not include information that
identifies a person (or is likely to lead to the identification of a
person) as a person who has contravened a port notice;
(b) the regional harbourmaster must give the relevant port
operator a copy of the proposed report or statement at least
14 days before it is published.
(6) No liability (including liability in defamation) is incurred by a person
for publishing in good faith a report or statement under this section
or a fair report or summary of such a report or statement.